The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

MITE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1, Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. a. GrLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternoon, lh. Iom, 0-Kwisow.-Morning, li. 30m.—Afternoon, lh. , fty: jg, 4:l4Nero•A *MI LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 1864. Mr. GLADSTONE has certainly been busy enough, and has done trot.e than his share of speechifying fur the recess. He had to perform a very gracious task in opening the Park at Parnworth. This was one of those occasions which are of so interesting and exciting a character that they are far beyond ordinary eff,irs cf the day, and live in the re collection, invested with peculiar and particular regard. Mr. GLADSTONE, of course, uttered some appropriate remarks as he performed the task as signed to him, and appeared to be deeply impressed with the nature of the ecene before him. To one so often accustomed to formal arrangements and stereotyped methods of carrying on affairs, it must have been a relif to witness the general expression of feeling among the vast multitudes assembled, and to take part in a ceremonial where the trammels of official life were cast asidt?, and a universal senti- moat of hilarity and good- will reigned supreme and paramount. Mr BARNES deserved the encomiums which were passed upon him, and none the less so because he is, as the right hon. gentleman observed, no isolated instance of the sort, but the honoured representative of a principle which adorns this generation. Mr. GLADSTONE could not have more forcibly expressed the purport and bearing of the work before him than in these words -.-gg In this busy, stirring, critical, industrious, enterprising, money-making, money-accumulating ege, it is well that while these pursuits have full scope given them, it should be forgotten that there are other wants and other interests." This is exactly the definition of this affair, and it fulfils one of the great requirements of our time, that time and opportunity should be afforded to the over worked and over-tired population to refresh them selves for a season from their hard positions, and to think of the world around them, besides the limited part which contains their engagements. Work is better when the workers are allowed a little breath ing time, and there is no greater mistake made than that which taxes the energies to the utmost, and in the end produces exhaustion and incompe tence. "Property has its duties as well as its rights," is a very true maxim, and one that cannot be too much attended to by all whom it concerns, and unless it is recognised and fully carried out there can be no peace or prosperity in any land, however many advantages it may enjoy or possess. Mr. GLADSTONE laid great stress upon this point, and it certainly is one that was particularly applicable to the subject before "aim. He said that its consideration had increased of late years, and what had at one time been looked upon as a" dreaded monster," was now a "domesti cated ides." Well might we say that it was offend irg against the will and design of Providence tc refuse to recognise the truth of this adage, and that the relation between the master and the workman ought not to be carried on without good feeling and mutual feelings of respect. The right hon. gentleman very truly observed that in no part of the country had the rights of labour been more respected than in Lancashire. The changes that the law had made had also brought about changes that no law could produce ; the " moral transforma tion," as he truly called it, had been shown in the manner in which recent trials had been borne, and thin " surest test of what constitutes the true man, has shown in what estimation the factory people are to be held by the " rest of their fellow countrymez." Pursuiug his theme to a wider extent, Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that the enterprise of the British nation was some. thing surprising, and when he said that for every two yards of cotton consumed in the world one was of British manufacture, he thought the factory system should be recognised as an important element in all economicil and social arrangements. Wiaen things are viewed in this light, it is surpris. ing what a different aspect they assume, an d i t i s only by taking all these into consideration that a due estimate of the relative i mportance of thee() matters can be arriyed at. The right hon. gentleman truly depicted the necessity that existed for some sphere in which those who laboured so strenuously could meet with some respite, and thus introduced the immediate object of their meeting that day. "Here we have," he said, "before us a scene in which, as we leap from generation to generation, the young and old of Fsrnworth will seek for health and refreshment after the hours of honest labour have come to an end," This is in itself a matter of great and vital import, and one which may well excite a feeling of deep in terest in the minds of all who attentively study the subject; and, besides the question of health, there is the afterthought that the mental and moral requirements of the labouring population will be better cared for by the opportunity afforded them for healthful relaxation. Mr. GLADSTONE may be envied the privilege of thus having his name associated with a work thas connected with public good, and which is intimately associated with the happiness and comfort of the great indus trial community of a crowded mart of industry. The right hon. gentleman was scarcely so happy in his remarks at Liverpool in the evening, for he made some attempts to prop up the cause of the Ministry which were not very cordially received by the audience. A suspicious cry of " Oh," was heard more than once during some passages of his speech. This may, perhaps, tend to impress on his mind, and also on that of his colleagues, that all is not so favourable to the Ministry as they would fain per suade themselves that it is. It was a more gracious and genial task for the right hon. gentleman to allude to his early connection with the town, and the sentiments with which he revisited it. Since the days when he was more familiar with it Liver• pool has increaeed in wealth and in importance, until, as the distinguished guest of the evening observed, it " may challenge conclusively the place of the first commercial emporium of the world." Mr. GLADSTONE spoke impressively of the vast responsibilities which lie upon this country, and the due performance of the duties of legislation for which utterly overtask the best human energies. There was great wisdom i❑ the right hon. gentleman's remarks upon the instinct of preservation that has always been so strong i❑ this country ;, but he added this should be combined with the spirit of improvement, " and the laws and condition of this country after all that has been done yet will offer a rich ha:vest to the wise and judicious efforts of the statesmen of future times." Such counsel is correct and straightforward, and it impresses those who depend upon it with the notion that as yet there is no occasion for us to consider that enough has been done in the way of improve went. The surest way of maintaining the present position of England is for her rulers and population ❑ever to relax in their efforts in seeking for a better and more approved method of transacting the busi ness of the State. This will prove the surest way of meeting with success ; and those orators who ' encourage the spirit of energy and the desire to excel render a great service to the community of which they are the pioneers from a glorious past to an uncertain future. The prorogation of Parliament at this time of the year is an event which excites little interest. A few "potent, grave, and reverend seignors" assemble in discharge of a formal duty, and no one not im mediately concerned in the routine thinks it worth while to step out of their way to look at them. Yet the principle which lies at the bottom of this appa rently trivial and useless form is a very sound one, as are most of the underlying motives of our con stitutional solemnities. The Septennial Act is a national guarantee that the people shall be fairly represented in the government of the country, with out depending upon the caprice of a despotic mo narch or the equally dangerous and tyrannical will of revolutionary leaders. It is true that in either case the tyrant or the aw , rch might act in dt fiance of the law had they sufficient power, but there it stands as a substantial protest on b:ihalf of consti tutional government. Moreover, neither tyranny nor anarchy is established in a day, and these forms are the outworks which any invader of notional rights will have to break through, and by which attempt he will give timely warning of his motives and intentions. When the Parliament reassembles next spring it will probably be for the last session of the present House of Commons, a fact which no one except its own immediate members will oe much disposed to regret. It began it s course on the 31st of May, 1859, an d consequently has a right to exist until May, 180 0, since by the terms of the A3t the seven years of a Parliament's life are reckoned from the day on which it assembles. Mauy persons imagine that the seventh session of a Parliament must necessarily be the last, but this is a misapprehen sion, since there may be any number of SCSSIODS within the given seven years. It is therefore possible that our faineant dynasty may see fit to prolong their present comfortable existence by retaining the compliant members of the existing House as long as possible. When a building is tottering on its foundation, any shock or change is much to be deprecated, and no doubt Lord PAL MERSTON would prefer to let the memories of his Danish policy grow a little fainter in the popular remembrance before he tests the feeling of the country by a general election. It is, however, always customary to dissolve in the sixth year, so whether the etiquette will be observed or no remains to be seen. At any rate, we may reasonably hope 'or a little more energy next session, though Re. formers must apparently rest and be thankful, and ask no inconvenient questions. Whether they will be contented to obey this emphatic injunction is a question for the session of 1863 to solve, but the growing feeling of the country will not support them in inaction. A calm often precedes as well as follows a storm, and the present lull in the Parlia• mentary atmosphere might perhaps, had we political as well as meteorological storm signals, foretel a tempest of no ordinary description. The public will learn with great satisfaction that the long and harassing war in New Zealand has been brought to a close: For some time past its immediate conclusion has been looked upon as almost hopeless, and we in this country at least were be• ginning to resign ourselves to a winter of inaction before any further steps could be taken towards the pacification of the colony. Rumour, however, began to whisper that famine had proved a power ful ally, and that the brave and daring Maories, who have proved no contemptible antagonists even to our troops when behind their entrerchments, were slowly but surely succumbing to the influence of a more insidious but not less deadly foe. Happily these reports have proved to be well grounded, and within the last two days a telegram has been re ceived at the Foreign Office, conveying the welcome intelligence that on the sth and 6th of August a meeting took place at Tauranga between the Governor of New Zealand and the natives, at which the Maories submitted unconditionally to the QUEEN'S authority, and placed their lands at the Governor's disposal. Such a conclusion disposes most satisfactorily of the difficulty which had grown to be a serious one, and was threatening the fortunes of the colony in an alarming manner. The most rigid disciplinarian could not exa;t more than such complete surrender, and the object of the war may thus be said to be fully ac complished, since the natives have not only been compelled to abandon their pretensions, but they have been taught to acknowledge our superiority, and to confess their own inadequacy to oppose it. This is the more encouraging, as after several triumphs we had had one or two reverses, or, rather, we had bought our victories too dear. Brave officers and gallant men had laid down their lives in numbers too great for a semi-savage strife like this, and there seemed to be reason to appre hend that England would have to mourn many more valiant sons before the contest came to an end. Its nature, too, was harassing and unsatis factory ; it was not like a bold encounter in an open field nor a direct attack upon a defended city ; but it was a struggle with the bush and the marsh, with ene nies who fled and left no trace, and who rewarded a successful assault with an empty vic tory. The admixture of civilisation in the Maori race renders them most difficult to deal with, for they are far more formidable than ordinary savages, while they cannot be treated like Europeans. Many wise and kind persons, in their regard for the defenceless position of an inferior race, are in. clined to overlook the rights of the settlers, and the fact that a due respect for life and property must be seeured if the islands are to be inhabited by civilised human beings. Oa the other hand, the colonists and their friends are, in their natural indignation, perhaps too much disposed to forget the provocations of the natives, and the difference between their views and our own. The authorities are not, how ever, likely to show any harshness or injustice in dealing with the surrendered lands ; in fact, we learn by the very telegram which brings us the news of the peace, that most of their lands have been restored to the natives, only a few having been con fiscated, and those few, no doubt, on clear grounds of right and justice, By a happy combination of lenity and firmness, the Governor has it now in his power to effect a lasting settlement of the long pending dispute, and by so doing he will be not only conferring a blessing on the natives, who will be slowly but surely exterminated by the continu ance of the war, but he will be doing the best thing possible for the colony, which can never flourish under such a disadvantage. The idea of a war with savages is quite sufficient to deter emigration, and the insecurity of life and property consequent upon the unsettled state of things counteracts the attrac tions of a healthy and fertile country. New Zia. land has great capabilities as yet but half deve. loped, and we trust, now the great stumblingblock is removed out of her way, to see her rise to her proper rank umong our southern dependencies. A REATRE ROYAL, DRURY - LAN E . - Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. TL IS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, M Belmore, Mr. Fitzjamcs, Mr. G. Weston, an Miss ~ludspeth. After which, at a quarter to Eight o'c'ock, Shaksnete's Tragedy of (yr - HELL°. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, Wa alter Lacy, G. F. Neville, A Rayner, Raymond; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, and Miss Atkinson. Loors open at ha f-past Six —C om mence at Seven. ripIIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- ..IL Leesee. 3I”. Buckstone. TIIIS EVENING, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, &o. , Mesdames Beatrice, Ange', &c. Alter which, PRESENTED Al COUR Braid , Messrs. Buck- C stone, Howe, W. Farre n, Rogers, lark, &c. ; Mes dames Snowdon, Griffith, Hi 1, Wright, Lovell, C. And BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. To commence at 7. --- I-10'1AL LYCEUM THEATRE. Unger the sole management of Mr. Fechtcr. This Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY. October 22 with a N og Drama, entitled the KING'S BUT PER.FLY, in which Mr. Fechi, or will pertorm William the p Crincailc ottipal character, T h e Scenery paintcl by Mr. . The Box-oilice will open on Monday, October 17, from sl,v n till. Four. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy Cr Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fl her. D. Murray, J. Nelson. 11. Forre•ter. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THE ATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manazer. Mr. B. Web st er. THIS EVENING, GOOD F OR NO Messrs. J. Clarke, Billington, hburne. and Mrs. Allred Mellon. Atter which, RORY O'3lOR E. Rory (with Irish Ballads), Mr. John Collins. Other characters by Messrs. Billington, R. Phillips, _Paul Bedford, Stuart, stephenson, C. J. Smith Mr-. Alfred Mellon and Miss hate lietly. TILER To conclude with TE DDY THE . Tedd with y ( songs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JANIES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre is Open for the Winter Season. Those celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews are re-engaged. THIS EVENING, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL IIIEY GET OUT OF' IT ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr and Mrs. F. Matthews. Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. H, J. Montague; Miss 11 entworth, and Mrs. Stirling, Alter which, a New Comedy Farce, by Maddison Morton, Esq., entitled WGOD OCR'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swartborough. TfII EVENING, JNLIMITED CON FIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MIL I.{.Y WHITE. Messrs. Craven, stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor ugh and Mande - s. After which, the great Burl , sque, THE MILLER AND MS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne ; Mesdames Swanborougb, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. COALS. —The LiLLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Pirect from their own Collieries. Marquis'. ..... .255. per ton. I Double 2ls. per ton. Top 21s. De, p Well screened and delivered within live miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South. Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCO TT, Sole Lent. TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1864. University College. Yesterday the Faculty of Arts and Laws at University ".:ollege was opened with a lecture by Mr Malden, the pro fessor of Greek. It is usual on the opening of a session for the professor who lectures to treat of education in a gene ral way, but on the present occasion Professor Malden took for his subject the special department of " Greek Tragedy," with which, from his long experience, he must be so intimately acquainted. Admitting the wide difference wlaich exists between the modern romantic drama and the ancient classical one, Mr Malden proceeded to observe that anyone who wished for a satisfactory explanation of that difference must keep steadily in view the origin and object of the Greek drama, and the construction of the Greek theatre. The essential element in the dithyrambic hymns in honour of Dionysos, which in the progress of, time ex panded into the plays of Eschylus, Sophocles, and Euri pides, was essentially religious, and it was only after a long struggle that the dramatic element predominated over the religious one. Thespis, who introduced a single actor, was the first innovator in this direction. Eschylus introduced a second actor, and the succeeding writers introduced a third and even a fourth actor. But though the number of actors was thus limited, it sometimes happened that the same actor represented two charac ter, for A hich, of course, a change of mask and of dress was necessary. The use of masks, the presence of a chorus who sang in unison and in measured cadences, and who frequently trod the stage in stately and solemn march ings, were all so many impediments to the introduction of that variety of character and incident which distinguishes the modern drama. Bssides, the modern dramatist allows more freedom to his characters. They are of course acted on by circumstances, but on the other hand they act upon circumstances, and the changes of feeling are frequent and rapid, mad they are exhibited before the audience, This was not the case in the ancient Greek drama. External circumstances, like a species of Fate, acted on the charac ters, and they must be consistent from beginning to end with the phase of life which they were intended to repre sent. Much as we admire the " lofty, grave tragedians" of Greece, they held but a subordinate place in the estima tion of their cotemporaries, for it was the Choregus and the tribe he represented who obtained the chief honour of a successful dramatic spectacle. But, as Professor Malden happily remarked at the conclusion of his lecture, while the religion of the Greeks has p ssed away more than a thousand years ago, and while the Grecian theatres are not distinguishable from the earth on which they rested, scholiasts and scholars are still engaged in elucidating the text or in penetrating the spirit of the great dramatists of Greece. At the conclusion of the lecture the learned pro fessor was much applauded by the audience. THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.— We understand that his Excellency will not arrive in Ireland till the last week of the present month. It is stated in well informed circles that his Excellency's ap pointment had been formally perfected, but that prior to entering on his high office he must be made a Privy Coun cillor, and be fully proclaimed in council by the Queen as her Irish Viceroy. It was expected that a council would have been held at such time as to admit of his arriving in Dublin this week, but it is said th a t t h ere w ill b e no couno il at which her Majesty will preside till the 24th or 25th inst. —Freeman's Journal. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE ZOLLVEREIN._ With respect to the visit to Berlin of Mr Ward, the English con sul at Hamburgh, for the purpose of. negociating commer cial relations with the new Ziliverem, it would appear that the answer given to him was, that the Customs conference sitting at Berlin, and composed of delegates from the states of the Zallverein, had declared that since the Customs union was definitively reconstituted on Oct. 1 Prussia could no longer negociato alone in her own name._ LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.--The Athenceum of last week announces the following list of works as preparing for publication by Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co. :—The second volume of Mr Edwin Arnold's History of Lord Dalhousie's Administration in Adventures with the Confederate Army,' by Miss Belle Boyd, a young lady who was on the staff of the late General Stonewall Jackson, and who now holds the rank of major in the Confederate army I—the second and concluding part of A Piece of Bread,' from the French of Jean Mace The Kennel Stud Book,' edited by ' Cecil.' Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co. also announce the following works of fiction —' Uncle Angus,' by Mrs Nichols, which will be published this week—' The Little House by the Railway Arch,' by the Author of Velvet Lawn'—' My Sister's Son,' by W. J. Sorrell, author of Christmas Day, Percy Tal bot,' by George Graham, author of • Carstone Rectory' — and a fourth edition of Why Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife,' THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT.—OU reference to the Septennial Act of 1715 it will be found that the duration of a Parliament is for seven years, reckoned from the day on which it may be appointed to meet. The present Parliament was appointed to meet on the 31st of May, 1859, and, therefore, its natural duration will be till the 31st of May, 1866. Of course, it may be terminated at any time at the pleasure of the Crown. The confusion upon this sub ject in the public mind arises, no doubt from the notion that next session will be the seventh session of the present Parliament, and that it will be, consequently, the last. But there might be 20 sessions, or more, in one Parliament. although it could only last seven years. LIST 01 KILLED AND WOUNDED AT A ►SOMERSET YEOMANRY MUSTER.—The annual eight days' drill of the North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry, at Wells, was prolific of accidents, one of which has resulted fatally. The horse of Corporal James Brinman bolted with him and threw him with such violence that he died next morning. On the day of muster Captain Halbert, of the Bath troop, was thrown from his horse, and so injured that he could not join his troop for a day or two. During the drill one of the troopers, in returning his sword, ran the point of it about an inch or more into his comrade's thigh. At the termina tion of the general drill, the gallant commander, Colonel Sir W. Miles, was unhorsed by a trooper, whose horse had bolted. The colonel fell heavily, notwithstanding which he soon recovered his teat and led his regiment into the Market-place, where they wore dismissed. Captain flavi land's horse fell with hm, at Farrington Gurney. In the case of Corporal Brinman a verdict of accidental death was returned by the cvrener's jury, LATEST INTELLIGENCE [R EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE REPORTED LOSS OF THE BULLDOG. ADMIRALTY, OcT. 14, 1864.. By despatches received this morning at the Admiralty, H.M.S. Bulldog appears to have been at Jamaica on the 22d September. The report of her being wrecked is, therefore, untrue. THE BOMBAY MAIL, ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 13. The Easine left here at 4 p.m. yesterday, and ho Syria at 9 a.m. to,day. The former may be expected at Marseilles about the 18th, and the latter at Southampton about the 18th instant. OUTWARD MAIL OF 27T11 SEPTEMBER TO 3D OCTOBER. The Carnatic left Stuz for Bombay at 8 p.m. on ,he 12th inst. ITALY. TURIN, OCT. 14. The National Bank has raised its rate of discount to 9 per cent. The Turin papers state that the resignation of Signor Sclopis, as president cf the Senate, has been accepted, and that Signor Alamo has been nomi• nated in his stead. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, OcT. 14. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of to-day states that the article published by the DeutschePetersbur ger Zeitung on the 4th instant, with respect to the encyclical letter of the Pope, concerning the Poles, is only to be regarded as of secondary importance, and is devoid of all semi=official character. SAINT DOMINGO. SGU rHAMPTON, OcT. 14. The latest news from Sdint Domingo brought by the Seine states that the chiefs of the revolution had retired to Hayti, and were making proposals to the Spanish generals for a termination of the The Confederation of British North America. QUEBEC, Oct. 1. The following semi-official communication rela tive to the Confederation of the Canadian provinces, has been published : QUEBEC, Sept. 23. A good deal of public interest is felt as to the recent visit of members of the Canadian Government to the maritime provinces. People are anxious to know the nature of the federative scheme brought under the attention of the Charlottetown Conference, the reception it received from the maritime dele gates, and the probability of its being acceptable to the several provinces. But little reserve is now necessary as to the proceedings of the conferencz, or as to the general scope of the scheme of Federa tion now under consideration. It is only as to details which have yet to be discussed and determined and as to which► diversities of opinion may arise among the numerous contracting patties, that re serve is expedient. The measure cannot be framed from any one point of view ; it trust be a work of compromise. Ohjections from east, west, and centre will have to be debated and overcome ; and it would be manifestly unwise and injurious to give publicity to details that circumstances may hereafter cause o be modified and abandoned. Thus far all the proceedings of the Canadian Government have beet, entirely unofficial and in. formal. The provinces of Nova Scotia, Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Island had agreed to hold a conference at Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward's Island, to consider the propriety of uniting their fortunes under one Government and Legislature. The Canadian Government sought leave to attend that conference, for the purpose `of inviting the attention of the delegates to the larger question of a federative union of all the Biitieh North American provinces. Consent was at once given, and on the first day of the conference the Canadian deputies presented themselves at Char lottetown, and were mast cordially received, The Government of Newfoundland was not represented in the conference, but communications from it have been received, heartily sympathising with the movement, and expressing a desire to take part in any future proceedings. The Conference commenced its deliberations on Thursday, the Ist of September, and continued to sit daily at Charlottetown, until the Bth, when an adjournment took place to Saturday, the 10th, at the city of Halifax. The proceeding of the Conference were conducted with closed doors ; but it is understood that the question of union in all its bearings was fully debated and the conclusion unanimously arrived at that a confederation of the British North American colonies would be highly advantageous to all the provinces, provided equitable terms of union could be agreed upon. No insurmountable obstacles were encountered, and a formal Conference of the govern. ments of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Ed ward'sl3land has been summoned by his Excellency the Governor-General, to meet at Quebec on the 10th October, for the pur pose of ascertaining formally vs hether the details of a scheme of confederation, acceptable to all, can be arranged. The Canadian delegates were deeply impressed by the great material resources and the gratifying industrial prosperity of the maritime provinces. There is not one of them who does not subscribe heartily to the conclusion arrived at by the Con. ference, that a federation of all the provinces would be highly advantageous. Thils far nothing definite as to the details of the scheme has been agreed upon ; notwithstanding the discussions of the last three weeks, every point will be open to unfettered inquiry by the Quebec Con ference. No one, however, could have failed to gather from the newspapers of the Lower Provinces the general outlines of the scheme under considera tion at Charlotteville. It appears to have been suggested that the Confederation might consist for the present of three sections, namely :—Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritime Provinces, coming into the Union either collectively or separately, and hat provision might be made for the admission into the Union hereafter on equitable terms of the North-West territory, British Columbia, and Van couver. The whole country might have one name, say Canada or Arcadia. It appears to have been suggested that each of the provinces should have a local legislature and Executive, charged with the control of all local matters ; and that in a General Legislature and Executive should be vested the control of affairs common to the whole country. It seems to have been held as indisputable that the functions of the general and local governments, and the subjects delegated to each must be clearly defined in the Constitution, so as to prevent collision and give security for local interests, the whole to be em bodied in an act of Imperial Parliament. In regard to the construction of the General or Federal Legislature, the representation in the Lower House on sectional equality, the mode of selecting the members of the Upper House is a fer tile subject of discussion. Somo favour election for a term of years by tho people, others prefer to have ;heir election vested in the Local Legislatures, while others again advocate their appointment for of the day. The solution may be found in a solu. tior of these views. The Federal Government would be constituted as now, the representative of the Crown being advised by an administration possessing the confidence of Parliament. To the Federal authority thus constituted would obviously be committed all questions of trade, navi• gation, currency, banking, general taxation, bank° ruptcy, and criminal law. It would have control of the militia and defence, of coinage, weights and meeeures, lighthouses, sea fisheries, letters patent and copyright, naturalisation, the census, the postal service, immigration, inter-colonial works, &a. The manner in which the local Legislatures should be constructed affords scope for debate. There are those who advocate for each section two Legislative Chambers, while others prefer one Chamber. Some are for an Executive Government responsible as at present, to the Legislature ; while others are in favour of the Lieutenant- Governors and other chief officials being elected by the people. It would of course be desirable that all the local Governments should be constituted on some uniform plan, but this does not seem abso lutely essential, in the event of serious variance of opinion arising. As to the powers and duties to be committed to the local Governments, there is also room for much discussion. Manifestly, however, Lower Canada will insist that all judicial and legal matters—in fact, the whole body of civil and municipal law, with the exception of criminal law—must be vested in the local Legislatures. It is equally clear that Upper Canada and New Brunswick will contend that the wild lands of the several sections should be vested in the local Governments. The control of roads, bridges, and harbours—with the exception of international works—of inland fisheries, of education, of prisons, hospitals and charities, of agriculture, and r.ll other local matters would naturally be committed to the local bodies. It has been suggested that provision should be made for the educational interests of the minority in each section. A difficulty would manifestly arise in committing these details to the Local Legislatures from the absence of local revenues to meet the necessary expenditures. It has been suggested that an allow• ance from the public revenue might ba distributed for local purposes according to population, inasmuch es the General Government will, by the federative arrangement, be relieved from charges now borne by each province, and will have absorbed all the sources of revenue from which they are now defrayed. It is very fortunate that little or no difficulty seems to present itself on the subject to the Federal finances. On the conEummation of the Union all the debts and assets of the several provinces would of course be assumed by the Federal Government; and a close examination of the financial position of each province shows that no injustice would be in flicted by this arrangement. The debt and the annual burden uow borne by the people of the several prof vinces are pretty nearly equal, and the public exchequers of all of them show a surplus. Commenting upon the above, the Quebec Chro% nicle, in its impression of September 26, observes : " The scheme is neither more nor less than a tran script of the American Union, which is just now offering so sorry an example of its cohesive and Governmental powers. It is a very grave question whether this is the best mode of union for the pro vinces. Cu' bono? What shall we have gained that we could not have obtained by the far less cumbrous plan of a legislative union after the fr shion of Eng land herself? Why all this roundabout and un wieldly phalanx of legislators ? Why six or seven of these Siamese twins ? Why 12 or 14 of these legislative bodies when one would be more Efficient at a tenth of the cost ? No doubt there are advan tages of consideraLle magnitude from a :federal union of all the provinces, bat we maintain that there is no! one of these advantages which could not be attained by less costly and far more easily worked machinery. The Canadian Government has been considering, the informations laid before them by the County Crown Attorney for Eisex respecting the late rebel raid on Lake Erie. This has been done on the re quisition of the Attorney-General, and officers are now in pursuit of the suspected persons. Owing to the frequency of fires in Quebec the insurance companies have taken alarm, and have determined upon undertaking no further risks until a radical reform is effected in the city fire depart ment. At a meeting of directors and other officials connected with these companies, recently held, a number of resolutions were submitted and carried unanimously. The suggestions embodied in these resolutions have been referred to a subcommittee to be elaborated and reported upon. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 13. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, Capt. Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 passengers, and on freight specie value 2,042,156, of which amount 617,789 dols. are from the Pacific ports, 1,365,211 dole, from California, and 59,156 dole. from the West India Islands; also jewellery value £620 sterling, and precious stones value £2,455. The Seine left St Thomas on the 29th. She ex perienced fine weather to the 9th October, since which strong breezes and unsettled weather passed over Belize and Honduras, doing considerable damage, and destroying six vessels lying in the harbour. The war in Santo Domingo is considered to be drawing to a close, and prospects of peace are en tertained. No mention is made by this mail of the loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog. The weather continued fine at Grenada, and much activity prevailed on the estates. The public health inland was good. At Barbadoes the crops were improving. Ground provisions were more plentiful. Next year's sugar crop promised to be large. Her Majesty's ships Styx and Pylades arrived at Jamaica on the 15th. Yellow fever still raging among the troops at Bermuda. The surgeon in charge had fallen a victim to the scourge, At Trinidad the weather was very hot, the wharves were bare of shipping, and trade dull. Cuba had been visited with fine rains, and the coming crop of sugar was expected to be large. The balance of the old crop remaining for ship ment was 6QOOO hogsheads of sugar and 38,000 hogsheads of molasses. The Seine brings the following cargo-280 serons cochineal, 42 serons indigo, 40 live turtle, 145 bales of cotton, 101 packages of silver ore, 156 bales of bark, 160 bales of indiarubber, 52 packages of skins, and 64 packages of sundries. The weather continued very hot at Jamaica, small-pox was extending its ravages throughout the island, and the deaths numerous. The new crops of coffee had commenced arriving at market ; the first purch.ases were made at from 403., and quoted firm. The supply of pimento will fall short. A spec;al meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Jamaica has been called for the 25th of October, it having been decided that the vote to wind up its affairs and transfer its interest for a bonus of £lO,OOO to the Colonial Bank, must be confirmed at such meeting before the transfer can be legally made. I: has been ordered by thepovernor in Executive Committee that the public moneys be deposited hereafter is the Colonial Bank, instead of the Island Treasury, the bank allowing 3 per cent. on the daily balances. The amount at present in the public chest is, it is understood, to be transferred forthwith. Freights were dull. Rum sales 23 3d for proof 18 in bond. Sugar—Dark, 21s; middling, 223 6d to 233; fair, 253 to 263. Tobacco dull. At Demerara provisions are in sufficient supply. but the market is extremely dull. The estates are now beginning to grind, and produce may be ex pected to come forward freely towards the begin• Ding of next month. There is some demand for molasses; good bright, 25c. to 260., dark 21c. The weather is still sultry and disagreeable, on account of the prevalence of the land breeze. The sickness which has prevailed among the shipping shows signs of decrease. The cases of fever are b 3 no means so virulent as when the infection first broke out. Freights continued unchanged-2s 31 to London and Liverpool. The pipers from the interior of California men' tion the fall of rain in various parts of the State. An early and wet winter and good times for the miners are anticipated. Earthquakes had occurred in the mountains in several places. We have accounts of severe shocki, having been felt at Nevada Grass Valley and Marysville, but without any serious result. From Portland we learn that telegraphic offices have been opened at Fort Vancouver and Monti cello, and these places are row in telegraphic con nection with Washington territory. The line is being pushed forward to Olympia and Victoria, and will be completed to the former place by the Ist October next. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, October 13. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : _. _ OCT. 6. OCT. 13. DR. f. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9,1857) 5,722,688 53 6,599,779 33 Reserve in the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,003 Notes in circulation 754,479,725 751,377,975 Bank notes to order and re ceipts payable at sight 5,679,107 48 5,950,092 35 Treasury aco. cur. creditor 66,934,450 58 62,437,649 46 Current accounts—Paris 100,080,572 15 106,398,396 29 Do. branch-banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests.. Re-discounts of the last 182,600,000 - six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 l' Sundries 1,195,808,044 51 1,199,324165 76 C R. Cash in hand and branch- banks 2 5 1,423,737 64 267,533,219 15 Commercial bills overdue 082,803 29 3,094,019 90 Commercial bills discounted not yet due 321,289,231 02 314,194,664 57 Do. branch-banks 297,967,113 292,386,484 Advances on deposits of bullion .. 22,182,053 95 21,143,853 95 Do. branch- banks.... 4,468,000 3,849,900 - Advances on Frenchpublic securities .. Do, branch-banks 8,932,450 Advances on railway shares and debentures 27,921,600 Do. branch-banks 19,811,200 Advances on Credit Fon cier Bonds 448,500 Do. branch-banks.... 398,500 Advances to the State (Conven. June,lo, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 • Guvt. Stock Reserve 12,080,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes iinmobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 - Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, brandies Expenses of management 1,615,512 14 1,593,556 94 Sundries .. 4,238,655 42 4,960,779 20 16,229,600 - 8,723,4;0 - 27,400,200 - 19,306,300 - 439,200 - 385,100 - 8,398,800 1,195,803,011 51 1,199,324,165 7t Ccrtified by the honorary Vice-Pceakient of the Couuci of State, Governor of tho Bank of France. (Signed) ROUI44ND• FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct. 13,—The market has been rather firmer, and the business done shows a slight im• provement. Threes, for the Account, are now at 65f. 25c., and Mobi!ier at 885 e. It tilway Shares have been again offered, and some of the lines are quoted lower. The market again became weak to wards the close, and left off as follows:- 4i per Cents. .. 92 20 Do. end month.... Italian Loan — Do. end month 66 25 Ditto Threes ** New Mexican ~.. (0 60 Russian Austrian Spanish Throes — Eionio Debt Deferred 3 per Cents Do. end mouth 65 15 Credit Mobilier..., 895 Do. end month BB7 50 Bank Shares 3385 Credit Fancier 1167 50 Roman RA IL Orleans • •‘• ******* oo •• Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian '&YB. Lon b,rd Cash. Account. 830 833 75 975 .. 975 890 .. 892 50 601 25 .. 607 50 498 75 49 ) 491 25 .. 340 _ _ _ 432 50 437 50 617 60 .. 517 50 North of Spain Saragossa 470 470 Ditto to Barcelona TURKEY.' Constantinople letters and journals to the sth have reached us, but with the exception of the account they give of the unsettled state of the money market, their contents are not of much interest. The Levant Herald has the subjoined observations on the subject just alluded to :—" The decision which the meeting of the brokers on our local Stock Ex change arrived at regarding cash prices of securi ties being adopted as the basis of operations, has not yet been put into operation, notwithstanding the support of the outside public. The plan of August last for limiting operations in 'air' was acted upon Friday last. A large operator delivered real titles with 2f difference below the price of the operation, and although this was anticipated on the place, the market was not in a position to abide by the rule agreed to, notwithstanding every effort was made to obtain cash for the engagements due, However, eventually, one-third of the delivery was paid for by the united action of the brokers, and the holder ultimately agreed to retain the remainder for a month at 1 per cent. interest. The result of this caused great dismay, and a considerable number of the early supporters of the new plan began to sug■ gest the re-adoption of the old obnoxious system. Yesterday (4th) a meeting of brokers, speculators, and subscribers to the Stock Exchange was held, and the decision arrived at was, that for the future there are to be two liquidations per month on cash prices. We trust this rule will be acted upon." The following are some items of general intelli- gence Haider Effendi, Imperial Commiscioner at Tunis, has arrived here from there, on board the frigate Muhbithoi-Surow. The Peiki-Cheriff, which formed part of the Turkish squadron sta tioned in Tunisian waters, arrived in company•-- &li Bey, first chamberlain to the Sultan, has left the capital on board the frigate Feizi-Bakri for Alexandria, being charged with the delivery of a portrait of his Majesty to the Viceroy.—A fine ❑ew steam corvette, named the Naziret-Asis, recently constructed at the Arsenal, has been successfully launched in presence of the Grand V.zier, the Capitan Pasha, and several other State functionaries.—News from Phillipopoli re ports that a considerable amount of rain had fallen there, and that the cotton crops were al. most completely destroyed.—Letters from Erze roum speak in a eulogistic manner of the attention paid by Ismail Pasha, the Governor, and Dervish Pasha, the Commander-in• Chief of the 4th corps d'armee, to the intellectual requirements of the youthful population in that p art of the empire. Hitherto not a single public school had been esta blished in the three large provinces of Trebizond, Erzeroum, and Kharpoot, with a population of about two millions, but, thanks to the exertions of the above -named functionaries, this serious want, it ap pears, is about to be supplied, and preparatory schools are on the point of being opened at Trebizond, Erzeroum, Kharpoot, Kars, and Erzingian.— The lonian community at Odessa, represented by a deputation of influential merchants and bankers, have just presented, on the occasion of their with drawal from British protection by the cession of the lonian Islands, to Mr. Grenville Murray, H.B.M. Consul-General for the Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff, an address of thanks for past official services and personal courtesies, to which Mr. Murray made a suitable reply. The resident lonians of Odessa number more than ten thousand. Many of them are wealthy bankers and merchants, whose ancestors sought refuge there after the massacre of the patriaroh and primates of the Greek Church at Constantinople, on the out break of the war of independence. They have been the founders of the immense corn trade of Southern Russia, and most of them have branch houses at the chief ports and capitals of Europe." A CENTENARIAN IN TUE HARVEST FIELD.—OZ the farm of Hill of K•ir, Belhelvie, occupied by Mr. Shand, Miss Margaret Crockat assisted at the harvest about ten days ago. Margaret was born in 1762, was shearing in 1782—the " snawie hairst"—and, although now in her 102 d year, has all her faculties unimpaired, and is quite lively; so much so that she travelled a considerable distance to enjoy the " clyack feast."—Aberdeen Journal, REPAVING OF MOORGATE STREET AND THE ClTY•ROAD.—yesterday the contractors commenced the repaving ot• Moorgate-street throughout. It is also intended to repair the whole Of the thoroughfare in continuation from Finsbury -square to the Lying-in Hospital in the City road, at the outlay of £3,750, - teto g 4 4, a ) 4 11,1111 Ar HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 12. The Queen went out yesterday morning, accost. palsied by Princess Helena. In the afternoon her, Nlhjesty, accompanied by PrincEs9 Helena any Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Hon.EgT:Ma Lascelles, drove round by Ballater. The Dean of Westminster had the honour of dining with the Queen and royal family. Prince Alfred honoured the Ears and Countiss Delawarr with his company at dinner, attended by? Mjor Cowell and Mr Haig. Foreign Courts. PARIS, 0.3 t. 1 2 . Hassan Ali Khan, the Persian ambassador , 19 t° leave Paris, it is said, in about ten days to return to Teheran. He is replaced by Solieman Khan's" °f the Persian Minister of War, as chargé d Nlahmoud Khan, the ambassador in London, is 615° recalled and replaced by Mehemet Ali Kb.an, NO ° was interpreter to Feruck Khan, the ambassador In Paris in 1856. The two charges d'affaires been educated in Paris. M. Meyer, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs at Cassel, has been appointed resident Minister of tb° Elector at Paris, in the place of M. Goeddaens. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE INFANT PRINCE . _ It is anticipated that the royal yacht Salamis will arrive oi• [lull by this morning's tide, from Gluckstadt, bfirg ing s with it the nurse and infant son of the Prince and Prince 3. of Wales. A servant connected with the royal hou sehold at Sandringham, and who is besides the husband of th e nurs3, has been waiting the arrival of the vessel for O we hours, and on its arrival the whole party will at once Pr e ' need to Sandringham.—.Eastern Counties Herald of Ycot er. day. THE CASE OF MR. HAMMOND, OF PECKIIANL"" We understand that the prosecution of this gentlernight charged with the assaulting and the illegal impris n nw ell o af his wife for two years at his residence at Peckham, /le been abandoned, and that no further proceedings W ill ( i s taken. It appears from recent inquiries made by the friends of the unhappy lady, that disclosures which would floc e r d sarily be made in the court before which the trial Ivo' t have to take place would ba of so painful a character tbe they feel constrained to proceed no further in the matter.l THE FRENCH IN CHINA.—The Monitor al l'Armee gives the following from Shanghai" ° the 25th August—" The Teel:4l3gs have met with an error mous check in losing their capital, but they are not entire', destroyed ; their bands are endeavouring to reorganise 000 selves in the provinces cf Niang-Wei and Kiang-Si, a nal part of them, commanded by one of the principal officers o Chan-Ouang, defeated on the 3d August a strong diviejee of the Imperial army in an engagement in the open fi° ld ' In presence of these facts the Government of Pekin ii found that it could not disarm, and has requested the COp' tinuation of the service of the Franco• Chinese corps. arrangements for that purpose are nearly completed. Lieu , tenant d'Aigueville, of the French army, who cowm en ' that corps, has arrived at Shanghae to enrol a certain DO I ber of European officers and sub-officers, and to obtain oe cessary supplies. The engagements entered into are, it said, to be for two years. The Imperial army is, moreover to be formed into moveable columns, which are to W e the provinces crossed by the Yang-Tse.lii in order t prevent the rebel bands from organising themselves as f ar tnerly.; NARROW ESCAPE OF A SPORTSMAN—An acciden similar in character to that which caused the cleat' of Captain Speke, has just happened at 'Wellington, to N I C. H. Fox. Mr Fox was with a shooting party at Ton e dale, and incautiously pulled his gun after hire. It ill stantly exploded, and the charge carried away a portion c the fore-finger of the right hand, and slightly grazed 111 head. He was immediately taken to his residence, or amputation of the remaining portion of the finger had to I performed, and Mr Fox is now progressing favourably. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A MAIL.CART.—A fa" accident befel the mail.cart which rune betwee Stamford and Peterborough on Wednes lay night. 11 bags should arrive at Peterborough Post-office at a quartz to 10 o'clock. They were brought in by the police afti midnight, and it was reported that the mail•cart was 1 9i' smashed to pieces at Milton Ferry, and that the driver S &Lied, This unfortunately was found to be the case. re Jf tha read over which the cart travelled was private, or at times posts are placed across it. In the darkness tt Irian, who it is feared was intoxicated at the time, drot tgainst th-se posts and was killed. The formation of the great military road betwO Freshwater and Chald, on the south-west coast of the IS of Wight, has commenced. The most important part of a work will be the viaduct over Braxton Grange. Several of the insurance companies have come 1 a common resolution that they will not recognise the clain arising from the explosion at Erith, or make good the lose experienced. CAMBRIDGE LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS, MAL he 29th Anniversary of the above Lodge NV celebrated on Tuesday last, by a dinner at the ROY Standard, Sale-street, Paddington. Pro G. M. Stephei occupied the chair—the vice-chair being filled by Broth G. Lane. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had be duly honoured, the chairman gave " Tho Manchester Vu of Odd Fellows," and in his remarks stated that on the of January, 1863, in the United Kingdom and Chant Islands there were 328,595 members—during ii year there were 26,900 members admitted, a great increase than any year for the past ten Ye a In the colonies there were 14,353 members at t same date, and it would appear there were 11,75 0 a witted in those lodges, showing an increase on the year round numbers of 28,000 members. In Middlesex ale 2,300 were admitted. After deducting secessions and cleat the society was found to contain, on the Ist January, 18( 358,556 members. The Vice-Chairman proposed the tof of the evening, " Continued prosperity to the Loyal Cal bridge Lodge," which composed one 01 the 80 lodges connection with the North London District, and as sample of those lodges had at the present tip 144 members, with an invested capital of urge° of £2,000. The Secretary responded to the t° 9 stating during the past five years they had increased V 16s 110, while they had paid for sickness and funer , alone £549 Bs, being an averrge expenditure of £lO9 17s with a clear saving of £llO 7s 41d each year. Their tab had been compiled by an actuary of great experience their fund■ were periodically valued, and at the last vall tion proved to be perfectly solvent, Mr Dansie, C.S. ct district, addressed the meeting, and showed the advant 9 l of the institution. Some complimentary toasts follow the evening having been spent in a mast pleasant Mall% and was concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to chairman. A PARISIAN CHARACTER.—The Boulevard e Italiens lost lest week, by the hand of death, one its oldest frequenters, Major Fraser, an old dandy, from 1827 to 1864 inhabited Paris, and who, when in tot was rarely to be seen elsewhere than in that small choice section of the boulevard which extends from Chaussee d' Antin to th 4 Rue Lafitte. His history is curio and few people knew it. Major Fraser was the great gra son of the Simon Lord Lovat, executed for high treaso! the reign of George 11. Some of his family then sett in France, and took service in the French army, Ni Eraser's father emigrated to Portugal in 1790, and too Portuguese wife. The issue of this marriage made its in the world. Two daughters, yet living, are the wive+ rich noblemen ; the cne is the Marquise de Bombelles, the other the Marquise de Gurgallo, of Naples; one son a secretary of embassy in Austria ; the other Henry Esri Fraser, was the Major Fraser who has just gone to grave. He was born at Badajoz, Portugal, where he li up to the age of 11 years. He had then lost both father mother, and was committed to the care of M. de Lebselti the tutor of Prince Felix de Schwartzanberg. The two pt were sent together to Russia, where they entered the tart' service as cadets. Their friendship, dating thus et continued in Paris. The major used to be fond of recce ing how he took part in the battle of Leipsic, and rode Paris with his regiment of Russian Hussars. But of years he left off telling these stories, because they m ade / out to be older than he wished to be thought, and he vo singularly well preserved man for his age. He left Russian service in 1827 with the rank of major, and 4 after lived in Paris, in an apartment in the large houSt the Boulevard des Italiens belonging to the Marqufi Hertford. The furniture of these rooms was simple, and in proportion to the high rent of lodging in that quer There was little to be seen in them beyond an iron bedsti a large map, a bearskin, a few books, a large assortmon polished leather boots, and a barrel of Cyprus wine, alo on tap for the accommodation of friends. One day vi his bed was broken he replaced it by a coffin, in w hich was wont to say that he slept better than in bed, bait he was not able to tumble out when disturbed by nightmare, to which he was very subject. He once in a bet with Lord Henry Seymour that he would ride Brussels and back in 36 hours, and ho did it. Atw l time he rode for a wag , r to Compeigne and back every' for six days running. With all this he was an'accomPl h scholar ; he habitually capped Latin verse with / Janin, and was the friend of Alfred de Musset, Beqtle t / Romieu. He was a member of most of the gambling c in Paris, but never played himself. Notwithstandi n g eccentric and, as many supposed, frivolous life, he hi practical taste for the industrious pursuits of the pre age. He was a director of several railways, and died mately from a fever caught in Portugal, whither he gene to organise a company. var,